Marshall vs. Georgia State betting: College basketball preview for January 23

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The Georgia State Panthers (7-12, 3-4 Sun Belt) are underdogs (by 5.5 points) to extend a three-game home winning streak when they host the Marshall Thundering Herd (11-9, 4-3 Sun Belt) on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET. The point total is set at 152.5 in the matchup.

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Marshall Cover -5.5 vs Georgia State -111

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Marshall vs. Georgia State betting lines

  • Marshall moneyline odds to win: -228
  • Georgia State moneyline odds to win: +187
  • Spread: Marshall (-5.5)
  • Total: 152.5

Marshall statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Marshall has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered seven times in 10 opportunities when playing at home, and it has covered two times in eight opportunities in road games.
  • The Thundering Herd have gone over the over/under more consistently when playing at home, hitting the over in four of 10 home matchups (40%). On the road, they have hit the over in three of eight games (37.5%).
  • In home games, Marshall has won more consistently as a moneyline favorite, posting a record of 7-0 (1.000). On the road, it is 1-1 (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Thundering Herd’s offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, putting up 73.3 points a contest compared to the 75.0 they’ve averaged this season.
  • The last 10 games have seen Marshall allow 2.9 fewer points per game (68.1) than its season-long average (71.0).
  • Over their past 10 contests, the Thundering Herd are making 0.1 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (7.8 compared to 7.7 season-long), while also shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (34.4% compared to 30.3% season-long).

Marshall betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-8-1 (Home: 7-2-1; Away: 2-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 4-1-0 (As Favorite: 7-2-0; As Underdog: 2-6-1)
  • O-U-P: 7-11-0 (Home: 4-6-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-1 (Home: 7-0; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-8 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.6 (252nd in nation) 43.9 (216th) 33.4 (128th) 30.5 (150th) 14.1 (156th) 11.6 (202nd)

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Georgia State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Georgia State has performed better against the spread at home (5-4-0) than away (2-5-0) this year.
  • Panthers games have gone above the over/under 55.6% of the time at home (five of nine), and 57.1% of the time on the road (four of seven).
  • The Panthers’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .000, both at home (0-2) and on the road (0-7).

Recent trends

  • Over their past 10 games, the Panthers are scoring 69.2 points per game, 3.0 fewer points than their season average (72.2).
  • Georgia State has performed worse defensively over its last 10 games, ceding 80.3 points per contest, 1.0 more point than its season average of 79.3.
  • The Panthers are sinking 5.8 threes per game over their past 10 games, which is 0.8 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (6.6). In addition, they have a lower three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (26.0%) compared to their season average from three-point land (30.7%).

Georgia State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-10-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 2-5-0 (As Favorite: 5-3-0; As Underdog: 3-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-9-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-3 (Home: 5-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-9 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.1 (313th in nation) 45.0 (269th) 35.6 (45th) 32.9 (283rd) 12.0 (303rd) 12.2 (254th)
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